Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Pocket Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Cardiovascular Risk

World Health Organization

World Health Organization, 2007 - Medical - 30 pages

These pocket guidelines provide evidence-based guidance on how to reduce the incidence of first and recurrent clinical events due to coronary heart disease (CHD), cerebrovascular disease (CeVD), and peripheral vascular disease in two categories of people.

These guidelines can be used by physician and non-physician health workers in all levels of health care including primary care. Hypertension, diabetes, or established cardiovascular disease may be used as entry points for implementing these guidelines. The risk prediction charts given in these guidelines are provided for different parts of the world. These guidelines are valid for the Western Pacific region.

About the author

World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Pocket Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Cardiovascular Risk; Nonserial Publication
• Author: World Health Organization
• Publisher: World Health Organization, 2007
• ISBN: 9241547243, 9789241547246
• Length: 30 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Cardiology; Medical / Preventive Medicine; Medical / Public Health